Bracelet hook



March 15 1927. 1,621,325

A. F. KRAEMER BRACELET HOOK Filed May 20, 1926 Patented A LUC iUSTH FQ KRA EMEI R, or:rnovrnnuou;RHoniiisLAND,-nssreuoa-ro rlourssemen":

' v COMPANY, OF rRoyIDENon HonE rsfLANDgA comm ssioner nr o nn-isnnung f :ff igrenonnnrlnoox This invention relatestonan improved con uict n f re l l ebk es e -Em I marilyfto be employecl'ior attach ng the ends o fa bracelet toia wrist watch: the like; and the bjeCt-Ofthe inventlon s to pro ide a hook of"this'fcharacter. haVIng, a

spring tongue i 'orlclosing .the hook with portion folded upon itself and connectedfto ,the rearwara y extending flange of the body portion of the hook member'Qfand, the under front late ofthe hook'body," whereby the spring tongue is; conneetedto the hook and 0 erat ively held in; position therein without t eyuse of solder thereby obviatingithe 'ne-' eesfSity Yoff V employing solder-1 to "connect this tongue'in position which soldering heat would serve to draw the temper of the rther object of t hisjlnyention' s the folding of one endof'theTton'gue"member upon itself, the outer folded part'servingfas a elosure for' the back of the body portion 5 while the under folded, portion receives ts fulcrum against; the inner 'surface pf the front'pIate' I I v A;sti1l'further object of the invention'is thepiercing ofthe edges of the outer folded part of. the tonguefor' the reception of the extending parts of the side flanges; I of the body to connect'the tongue in the fhook'body} "iWith' these and other "objects in view, the;

inye'ntion "consists of certain novel features:

of construction, as will be more fully'ldescribed, andpartieularly pointed out in the appended'claimsk In theaccompanying drawings:

ing myfimprovedhook as attached at one; end tomembers of the'bracelet and its hook end being connected to the bail oi a 1 perforated wings.

' Figure 5 shows this spring tongue as a I A ati n ma 9,1926. ;Sena mg-110 62, l V

olded portion of? this tongue being I ful ciui'ned gainst theflinner surface, of the Figure 1' is a perspectiveyiew 'illu strat,

blank as out .ifroin sheet stoek I to form' the j 5 folded into -position inserted into 1 body bir ho iv en' s ide an es, F ure per p e ifre vi il r t n the spring tongue as" inserted 1' into the body line 7 7"ofE igure 6.; I I l Figure "8, 1s a transverse wings of the foldedfpart of showing the fold ,a modification showing the flange extension as foldedoveraflportion of; the st ock of the wing instead of being rolled therein in the openings illustrated 1 in} Figures Sand 9." v

It isfound in' theipracticaleonstruction I I this character; of adj I vantage to formthe hook of as fewpartsas'f of bracelet hooks" of possible and to connect the tongue member to the hook body member without 'jemployin'g solder heat and by"interlockingj the' I parts to "provide a'strong and durable. hook which is adapted to be manufactured in fapractical andinezrpensive' way;and theffollowing "i's a "detailed description of the pres: entembodiment ofmy inventionantl show-j I eans by which these advantageous ing one 7 results may be accomplished.

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I i The forward'lend this eonefi51a e11 isfold'ed into hook shape as at lIi whichj is adapted to engage the bail p o tior 1,15j{of a wrist watch 16 or other similar device.

A spring tongue, member 17 is formed for this hook preferably from sheet stock into ,the, shape best illustrated in Figure 4, the

same having side wings .18 each of which is perforated "or slotted as at 19/ This rear end is then folded'back upon itself as best l sse nf n in 8-8 of Figure 6 showing the extensions on the side flanges as entering'g openings in the the tonguei igure 9 is an. enlarged fragmental "View as illustrated in Figure I 8.

ofthe hook and securedqtherein causing extensions 011; the side flanges of the hook to p eie 'j i nt l r sp rl ns pe l ss-i in. he 7' foldedgpart'of the'tongue, I; I

"Figure-"Z is a centralsectionalviewlon VWithreference to the'drawingsflO desig-f 'nates thebody of thehookfwhich is'lfprovided a front plate I ."wardly turn'ed side flanges j 12] formed adjacenti one? edge thereon. These fsidej flanges havingbendablej projecting wedgeshaped fingers 13 for the purpose presently illustrated in- Figure 5 the outer folded part '20 serving as a back plate to close the back of the hook. body, the side wings 18 being folded inward'lyto' fit between the'sidewaHs;

12 and 're'st' againstthe inner face of the front plate 11v of the hookbody, and in order to firmly secure-this tongue in the may, fold the extending" fingers 13 into- .these openings 19, which looks the tongue in the body. This tongue at the fold is arranged to extend beyond the end of the side flanges 12 to form a transverse-loop 21 by which the next adjacent bracelet element 22.

" may be secured to the hook. The under folded 1 part 23 of this tongue portion is ar ranged to engage and be fulcrumed against the inner-surface Qt'of' the back'plate 1 1" of I 'the' li'ook andthen' extend forwardly as at '25 'toclose the hook, whereby it isonly necessax-y todepress-this tongue 25t permeat hook to be connected to" and disconnected from thewatch bail.

I In some cases the fingers l8 which" extend" through" the opening fli) in the tongue are rolled thereinto', asbest illustrated in Figures 8%and 9 while in other cases the extremities 2'6 of these fingers" 13 may extend through theopening'l9 and engage'the inner face thereof to bind the' tongue plate in position therein. It will be noticedth'at the fingers are' wedge slfaped so that the fnrt'her they are" rolled' into the openings, the

tighterthey" become and prevent a longitudinal movement of the tongue; 7

My? improved bracelet hook isv Very simple. and practical in'construetion and is strong andf'durab'le" and inexpensive to manufacture, The foregoing" description is directed solely 'f t wards the constructionillustrated, butI: desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of: resorting; to allthe mechanical changes to which the device'is susceptible, the invention being; defined. and terms of the 1 appended limited only by the claims,

Claims: 1. A sheetmetal. bracelet hook formed of a'b'ody portion having a front plate with sideflange'andhaving a hook at one 'endv thereofianda spring tongue having one end portion arranged to closethe hook, its opposite end portion beingfulcrumed against the inner surface of sa'id' f'ront plate and having;

a--p"art folded upon itself and retained'lin operating position bysaid body flanges.

2 sheet metal bracelet hook formed of abo'dy,- portion having: a frontv plate with rearward'ly turned side; flanges, said plate close said hook.

being folded into a hook shape at one end, a spring tongue having-oneendz portion folded upon itself the outer folded portion being fulcrumed against said front plate and arranged toextend. forward-to I 3. A sheet metal bracelet hook formed er a body portion having a frontplate with rearwardly turned side flanges, said plate being formed into ahook at one end, a

spring tongue having one end portion folded upon itself providing a olosingib'ack plate for the body portion andengaged by said side flanges to operativ'ely retain said tongue '70 infposition, the under foldedrportion of the tongue being fulorumed on said front plate and extending forward "to close the I hook;

1 &. A sheet metal bracelet hook formedi of abody portion having anont 1ate wam rearwardly turned" side" flanges, saidplate being formed intoanhook at one end, al-F- spring tongue havingone end portionfolded" upon itself providing a'closi'ng; back plate i said fold being providedwith openings into which portions of said flanges extend tol'ock the tongue'in positionin the body, the undfen formed ofsheetstock with-perforated wings v v adjacentflits rear end ,'said rear, end,"being folded upon itself the outer fold providing; a back for the hook body, saidiouteri folded part having H inturnedf flanges "and said flanged extensions on the hook'bod'y being folded into the opening in and Wingsytoi look the tongue t the y-a thunder folded portion of the; tonguebeinggf'ulcrumedfon said, front plate and extending; forwardito close the hook 6. A bracelet hook comprising abodylporr. tion having front and rear plates,- side; flanges on each of said plates extending toward the other plates, one of: saidside flanges having openings and,-wedge-shapedt fingers on the other side-flange extending,

into. said v openings to, lock. the plates to-. gether against relative longitudinal movement. v i

I In testimony whereof: I'aflixmy si ature; AUGUST Fl KRAE 

